Amid virus fears, deported Guatemalans treated as pariahs back home
Since the pandemic hit, migrants returning to Guatemala from the United States have been mistreated, run off or threatened by neighbors who fear they will bring the virus back with them.
Migrants cross river into Mexico after being refused passage to U.S.
The 3,000 Central American migrants have demanded they be allowed to move freely through Mexico to reach the United States, but Mexican officials have refused.
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News Wrap: Pelosi to introduce war powers resolution on Iran
In our news wrap Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Democrats will vote this week on a war powers resolution requiring congressional approval for any further U.S. military action on Iran. It's likely to pass the House but not the…
First Honduran returned to Guatemala under U.S. asylum accord
The United States has begun carrying out a landmark policy shift on asylum that’s a top priority of President Donald Trump, returning a Honduran immigrant to Guatemala to pursue his asylum case.
U.S. immigration authorities separated more than 1,500 children from their parents at the Mexico border early in the Trump administration, the American Civil Liberties Union said Thursday, bringing the total number of children separated since July 2017 to more than…
The U.S. has now signed agreements with all three countries in the area known as the Northern Triangle: Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
Alejandro Giammattei has been saying that Guatemala isn't in a position to receive the asylum seekers.
Turnout as low as 45% appeared to suggest widespread disillusionment with the political status quo in general.
Guatemalans voted Sunday in a presidential runoff pitting former first lady Sandra Torres against conservative Alejandro Giammattei in a nation beset by poverty and unemployment, and dealing with migration issues.
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